Tag: Psychology

Source Earlier, I had written about controversial court cases, such as the trials of George Zimmerman, Dominique Strauss Kahn & the Duke Lacrosse Team. We discussed our tendency to jump to conclusions & assume what must have really happened, based on flimsy pieces of evidence and our own preconceived notions & biases. In truth, this … Continue reading The Conceit of Certainty→

Source Imagine yourself being retired right now. Imagine yourself having been retired ever since your early 30s. Financially secure & comfortable for the rest of your life. You wake up in the morning, any time you feel like it. You have a nice, leisurely, long breakfast. You go for a walk along the beach. You … Continue reading The Life You Want→

Source After 4 years of being away, I finally found some time to go back to my hometown, stay with my family in the same house where I grew up, and see once again all my childhood friends. I expected it to be relaxing and refreshing, but I was thoroughly unprepared for how enjoyable & … Continue reading The Tyranny of Loneliness→

Source I was recently reading a book by Nate Silver, “The Signal and the Noise,” and there’s one section of the book that really struck me. Foxes & Hedgehogs. They denote the 2 broadly different personality types that people tend to have. One the one hand, you have hedgehogs who: See the world from the … Continue reading Revenge of the Foxes→